Noname’s presence over the past few months has been controversial to say the least, but she has no regrets about it whatsoever.
On Friday (September 8), the Chicago MC took to Instagram to share her thoughts on how a lot people have viewed her differently since the release of her latest album, Sundial. Though the 31-year-old is aware of how many fans she has alienated since it dropped, she sill has love for those who have shown her love her in the past.
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“Thank you everyone who ever supported me!” she wrote. “sundial and my online presence over the past few years has turned a lot of people off me and that’s completely understandable. although many fans stop supporting with this new record, i just want you to know i’m truly appreciative for the times you did! i’ll forever be grateful for love, even if it’s temporary.
“Some critics say sundial is brilliant and i’m incredible. others say it’s trash and i’m a horrible person. maybe both are true. maybe none of it is true. not sure but i feel free! being financially dependent on fan approval has always felt like a trap. i’m free from that now and it feels so good can’t wait to see the 3 fans i have left on tour lol. i got vinyl made just for y’all”
Last month, Noname addressed the backlash to Jay Electronica’s “antisemitic” verse on her sophomore LP, saying she is “not going to apologize” for a verse she didn’t write.
The Illinois native released her latest project in early August with guest appearances from Common, billy woods, $ilkMoney and more, but it’s the mystery man’s lyrics on “Balloons” that have sparked the most discussion.
On the track, the Roc Nation rhymer takes shots at the Jewish faith while also doubling down on his support of the controversial Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan.
“Everywhere I step foot I leave a trail of names/ Of the sons of Yakub, in a trail of flames/ I’m on fire, I’m plugged in directly to Messiah/ I run with the mighty ‘Khan as we expose the liars,” he raps.
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Later, he spits: “And some fuckboy eighty-fiver come run up and press me/ It’s all a hoax, quite simple, a joke like Zelenskyy/ The Imams, the Rabbis, and the Pope, incidentally/ Couldn’t stop my boca from quotin’ quotes from the senseis.”
“If anybody asks, tell ’em Farrakhan sent me/ It’s the war of Armageddon and I’m beggin’ the listener/ If you ain’t fightin’, that mean you either dead or a prisoner.”
